Uniformity

The Orange held its annual media day late Saturday morning in the Carrier Dome, then ventured outside for practice on what turned out to be a beautiful, sunshiny Syracuse day.

The weird thing about media day was that players wore their numbered sweatshirts instead of their numbered uniforms.

The unis have yet to arrive, though assistant equipment manager Gary Audet swears they’ll be here soon. Audet said the numbers on this year’s blue and orange uniforms will be outlined in white to make them easier to read. That’s always a plus, though let's hope the contrast works better than Albany's last season.

The Great Danes wore purple with black numbers in the Carrier Dome. And though the numbers were ringed with white, they were impossible to decipher. Every Albany score presented a new challenge in the press box, where people kept turning to the Danes’ media guy to ask “Who was that?!” whenever something notable happened.

The Orange men did break out their new turf shoes. They’re a sleek black. They’re now deciding whether to pair them with white or black socks.